The Spalding Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in the United Kingdom. It was played annually from 1946 to 1960. The total prize money was £1500 in 1946, £1250 in 1947 and 1948, £1350 from 1949 to 1959 and £2250 in 1960. The event was sponsored by A.G. Spalding & Brothers.
From 1954 the Spalding Tournament moved to April and replaced the Silver King Tournament as the season opening event. The Silver King Tournament had been played at Moor Park from 1936 to 1953.
Winners Year Winner Country Venue Score Marginof victory Runner(s)-up Winner'sshare (£) Ref 1946 Dai Rees Old Course at St Andrews 300 1 stroke Henry Cotton Reg Whitcombe 315 1947 Henry Cotton Old Course at St Andrews 288 5 strokes Dai Rees 300 1948 Norman Von Nida Old Course at St Andrews 289 2 strokes Fred Bullock Reg Whitcombe 300 1949 Charlie Ward Worthing Golf Club 273 1 stroke Jimmy Adams 300 1950 Bobby Locke Worthing Golf Club 267 2 strokes Dai Rees 300 1951 Jack Hargreaves Worthing Golf Club 281 3 strokes John Panton 300 1952 Antonio Cerdá &Harry Weetman Worthing Golf Club 271 Tie Shared title Shared 300and 200 1953 Bernard Hunt Worthing Golf Club 273 2 strokes Jack Hargreaves 300 1954 Dai Rees Moor Park Golf Club 272 2 strokes Eric Brown 300 1955 Cecil Denny Moor Park Golf Club 278 1 stroke Eric Lester 300 1956 Christy O'Connor Snr &Harry Weetman Moor Park Golf Club 276 Tie Shared title Shared 300and 200 1957 Bernard Hunt Moor Park Golf Club 278 3 strokes Peter Alliss 300 1958 Frank Jowle Moor Park Golf Club 277 2 strokes Harold Henning Arthur Lees 300 1959 Harold Henning &Eric Lester Moor Park Golf Club 278 Tie Shared title Shared 300and 200 1960 Harry Weetman Moor Park Golf Club 273 5 strokes Dai Rees 500
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